cyll

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Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *kullijaz, from Late Latin culleus, variant of Latin cōleus, from Ancient Greek κολεός (koleós, sheath, scabbard). Cognate with Old Norse kyllir (sack, scrotum).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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cyll f

  1. a leathern bottle, flagon, vessel

Declension

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Welsh

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Welsh coll(en), from Old Welsh coll, from Proto-Brythonic *koll, from Proto-Celtic *koslos (hazel), related to Irish coll.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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cyll f (collective, singulative collen)

  1. hazel trees
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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cyll

  1. (literary) third-person singular present indicative/future of colli

Mutation

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Mutated forms of cyll
radical soft nasal aspirate
cyll gyll nghyll chyll

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cyll”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies